Bolsa Família calendar in 2026 is available

Starting this Tuesday (23), the approximately 19 million families benefiting from Bolsa Família will be able to check the payment date for the social program in 2026.

The Ministry of Development and Social Assistance, Family and Fight Against Hunger (MDS) released the benefits calendar for the entire next year.

Payments will take place in the last ten working days of each month, staggered according to the final digit of the Social Registration Number (NIS), except in December, when the schedule is brought forward by around a week due to Christmas.

You deposits will begin on January 19thfor families with NIS ending 1, and will end on December 23rdfor families with NIS ending 0.

To avoid losing the benefit, the MDS recommends that each beneficiary update their and their family’s data in the Single Registry for Social Programs of the Federal Government (CadÚnico) every 24 months.

From May 2026, new beneficiaries of social programs without registered biometrics will need to issue a National Identity Card (CIN).

Updating the data requires the person responsible for the family to go to a social assistance service point, such as the Social Assistance Reference Center (Cras), or to a Single Registry service point.

In addition to presenting documents for each person in the family, the beneficiary must prove household income.

Rule

Bolsa Família is paid to those who have an income of, at most, R$218 per month for each member of the family who lives in the same house, in addition to being registered with CadÚnico. Registration is done at social assistance service points in the municipalities.

When recreating Bolsa Família, in March 2023, the Federal Government began to guarantee a minimum transfer of R$600 per registered family, with additional payments depending on the composition of the family. Payments are made via the Caixa Tem app or can be withdrawn at ATMs by anyone with a social program card.

The Nutriz Family Variable Benefit pays six installments of R$50 to mothers of babies up to six months of age, to guarantee the child’s nutrition. Bolsa Família also pays an additional R$50 to pregnant mothers and children aged 7 to 18 and another R$150 to families with children up to 6 years old.

Information

Anyone who has questions about Bolsa Família should call Dial Social, at number 121. It is also possible to call the Caixa Econômica Federal customer service channel, via number 111. The beneficiary can also consult the Bolsa Família and Caixa Econômica Federal applications, available for free download in online stores.

>> Check the payment schedule for Bolsa Família benefits in 2026:

Source: Ministry of Development and Social Assistance, Family and Fight Against Hunger